photo © Demeter Balla, 2013
László Mandur photographer, engineer and economist. He was born in 1958 in Csömör, a village neighbouring Budapest. He’s been consciosly photographing the world since he was fourteen. He acquired his vision and technical knowledge from well known artistic photographers and literature. His high-level descriptive geometric and architectural drawing skills acquired during his studies in civil engineering is consciously used during the imaging process, the development of compositions. He won awards at local and national and photo competitions in his youth mainly for portraits and photographs of the city. Since the early 90s his pictures and photoreportage have appeared in newspapers, magazines, theatre program guides, on book covers and concert DVDs. Prints of his photos are kept in several domestic and international public and private collections eg. the Hungarian National Museum, the Hungarian Museum of Photography, Pier Luigi Gibelli Collection (Italy), Museo Regional de Magellanes (Chile) among others. His unique series of portraits of Hungarian photorepoters is part of the archives of the Hungarian News Agency. His work has been exhibited at several individual and collective shows. His first photo album, a comic depicting the life of Döröske, a small village in Vas County, appeared in the spring of 2011. He is member of the Hungarian Photographers’ Association. He’s Commander of the Ordre national du Mérite.
Permanent exhibition
Reveleciones – Hospital Clínico Magellanes (Chile) – since 2016
Periodical exhibitions
2016
Hunguest Hotels Collection of Photography – collective exhibition – MÚOSZ Headquarters, Budapest
Face BOOM – collective exhibition – Várkert Bazár, Budapest
Tapolca Workshop 2016 – collective exhibition – Hunguest Hotel Pelion, Tapolca
Mystic Dreams – Holocaust – Bálint Ház, Budapest
Szeged Workshop 2015 – collective exhibition – Hunguest Hotel Forrás, Szeged
Journey to the End of the World – Cultiris Galéria, Budapest
2015
Wall to Wall – Cultiris Galéria, Budapest
Looks Living Inside Us – Hunyadi Square Synagogue, Budapest
Revelaciones – Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Goethe Institut (Bolivia)
– Punta Arenas, Museo Regional de Magellanes (Chile)
– Laguna Blanca, Biblioteca Laguna Blanca (Chile)
– Puerto Natales, Edificio Intercultural Costanera (Chile)
2014
A Dweller of Budapest in New York – Mácsai Gallery, Budapest
Voices – joint exhibition with Demeter Balla – Próféta Gallery, Budapest
2013
Two Voices – joint exhibition with Demeter Balla – Békásmegyer Evangelical Church, Budapest
2011
Unfamiliar acquaintances – Tabán Tearoom, Budapest
Döröske – JAMCA, Budapest
Contrast – Bajza Hairdresser Photoatelier
2010
People and People – Tiszaújváros
Portraits – Tiszaluc
People – Bogács
2009
Life is Beautiful – JAMCA, Budapest
Faces-Souls – Jászberény
2008
No Title – Felsözsolca, Encs, Nádudvar, Dunakeszi, Berettyóújfalu, Hajdúhadház
2007
New York City – Arcadia Saloon, Budapest
Splinters – Diósgyör, Kazincbarcika, Izsófalva, Komló, Bábolna, Felsözsolca, Dombóvár, Kaba, Nyíregyháza, Alsózsolca
2006
LightPicture – Györ
2005
LightPicture – Csömör
Photo album
Döröske – Author’s Edition, 2011 (ISBN 978-963-08-0150-8)